Marshall Long is given the job of stopping Hook, a homicidal maniac who prefers shotguns and knives, when he suddenly appears in a quiet New Mexican town

"A violent storm's brewing in Indianola, but Custis Long isn't paying much mind. Instead, he's hoping to finally nab a hard case he's been chasing. And Longarm has other, more pleasurable plans with an old friend - the lusty, busty heiress Jessica Starbuck... Meanwhile, the squall turns into a deadly flood -- and an armed French dandy manages to kidnap Jessica for ransom. Now Longarm will have to keep his head above water if he wants to save his life -- and an heiress's hide." -- back cover.

Bloodthirsty murderer Johnny Danfield leaves a list of his victims pinned to the chest of each freshly killed corpse, and Longarm must stop the killing before the list of the dead gets any longer.

Longarm is sent to Utah to find out who is inciting the local Indians and discovers a land swindle and an army of hired guns after the price put on his head.

Longarm GIANT novels…the biggest and best in Western adventure! A violent storm’s brewing in Indianola, but Custis Long isn’t paying much mind. Instead, he’s hoping to finally nab a hardcase he’s been chasing. And Longarm has other, more pleasurable plans with an old friend—the lusty, busty heiress Jessica Starbuck… Meanwhile, the squall turns into a deadly flood—and an armed French dandy manages to kidnap Jessica for ransom. Now Longarm will have to keep his head above water if he wants to save his life—and an heiress’s hide…

The U.S. Army turns to Longarm to find the thief who robbed their paymaster six years ago, and Marshall Long is determined to get his man--even if it means joining the renegade sergeant's lowly ranks